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Do-Over

Christine Hurley Deriso (2006)

SubgenreEpic Fantasy
Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12
Content ratingPG
Pages (Quick Read (<250))
Setting
CSM age10
Goodreads3.92
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Content levels

ViolenceNone
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

Death of ParentGrief

Positive tags

Coming of AgeSelf-DiscoveryHeartwarmingSecond Chance

Hero archetypes

Outcast / Loner

Heroine archetypes

Coming-of-Age HeroineFish out of Water

Protagonist archetypes

Coming-of-Age Protagonist

Tropes

Fish out of WaterComing of AgeMagic AcademyAncient ArtifactTime Travel

Themes

GriefIdentityFitting inSecond ChancesFamily LossSelf-AcceptanceMiddle School Social Dynamics

Synopsis

Seventh-grader Elsa moves to a new town and starts a new school where, with the help of her recently deceased mother and a magic locket that allows her to redo the last ten seconds in any situation, she attempts to become popular.

Tags

Contemporary FantasyMagical RealismMiddle Grade Contemporary